OXOID MICROBACT IDENTIFICATION KITS, Listeria 12L Kit, 20 Tests; Listeria identification sysystem
Recall
- Recall Number
- Z-1766-2026
- Event Number
- 98539
- Firm
- Oxoid Australia Pty Limited 20 Dlgleish St South Australia Australia
- FEI Number
- 3006440892
- Product Code
- LQL
- Status
- Open, Classified
- Root Cause
- Under Investigation by firm
- Initiated
- March 3, 2026
- Posted
- April 2, 2026
Description
OXOID MICROBACT IDENTIFICATION KITS, Listeria 12L Kit, 20 Tests; Listeria identification sysystem
Oxoid Ltd., part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, confirmed that Microbact 12L Kit 20 Tests MB1128A lot 4494873 may identify incorrect organism due to inconclusive result from ambiguous color reactions in wells.
Thermo Fisher Scientific issued an Urgent: Medical Device Recall notice to its consignees on 3/3/2036 via USPS First Class Mail. The notice explained problem, risk to health, requested the consignee destroy any remaining inventory of the affected lot and responding by completing the Acknowledgement form and returning it via email to [email protected] in order to receive replacement/credit to be processed keeping the notification on file. The notice further requests it be passed on to all who need to be aware within the consignee's organization or to any organization where the potentially affected products have been transferred. For questions, please contact our Technical Services Department at 800-255-6730 (US) or email [email protected].
US Nationwide distribution in the states of GA and CA.
2 kits